albastru

Aromanian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *albaster, albastrum, derived from Latin albus (“white”). Compare Daco-Romanian albastru.

Adjective

albastru (feminine albastrã, masculine plural albashtri, feminine plural albastri/albastre)

  1. light blue; azure

Derived terms
  • albãstrescu

See also

Romanian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *albaster, albastrum, derived from Latin albus (“white”). Probably originally referred to the whiteness in a lightly clouded sky[1]. See also the formations in Italian biancastro (“whitish”), nerastro (“blackish”), French blanchâtre (“whitish”), noirâtre (“blackish”) (with the suffixes -astro and -âtre deriving from Latin -astrum, accusative singular of -aster[2]). Compare also Italian albastrello.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [alˈbas.tɾu]

Adjective

albastru m or n (feminine singular albastră, masculine plural albaștri, feminine and neuter plural albastre)

  1. blue
  2. (figuratively) blue, sad

Declension
declension of albastru
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite albastru albastră albaștri albastre
definite albastrul albastra albaștrii albastrele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite albastru albastre albaștri albastre
definite albastrului albastrei albaștrilor albastrelor

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also
  • alabastru

References
  1. http://www.dex.ro/albastru
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=HfT91zbfUisC&dq=etudes+de+linguistique+roumaine&source=gbs_navlinks_s
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.